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Seal of Samhain

The
sources for this working draw from greco-roman mythology and classical
occultist grimoires. In both the use of planetary seals is employed.
“Planet” is a latin word which originally meant “wanderers”.
This was due to the fact that the classical planets were seen
traveling a line through space, the ecliptic, passing each other at
intervals of time that science had yet to explain. With this
understanding of the word, the classical planets were Moon, Mercury,
Venus, Sun, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn (in order in fastest perceptible
orbit on the ecliptic line). Each with its own god persona and lore.
Later, occultists took this combination of astronomy, and mythology
and constructed sigils and seals to draw from the idea of that power.

I
focused on Mercury and the Moon to tie in to the through-the-veil
meanings of Samhain, or Halloween. Traditionally the moon is tied to
water and intuitions. As a goddess she was fierce, a huntress,
protective, beautiful. Mercury was a guardian of the crossroads, a
farrier of souls to the underworld, a master of commerce. In the
greek version of Mercury, Hermes, he was also a messenger more swift
than any other. Knowledge was his trade.

The SealIs
based on the fourth pentacle of Mercury, from the Clavicula Solominis
grimoire, from the book containing the order of the planetary
pentacles. This incites wisdom and hidden knowledge to come forth.
This seal, in its original form, aids in acquiring understanding and
seeks to penetrate what it is hidden. The versicle (symbols around
the seal) is in two parts. Starting at mid-left and going clockwise
is a slight alteration of an elongated sigil to the Mercury. Starting
and mid-right and continuing down clockwise is a sigil to the Moon.

The SpellHere
is an original spell about walking between worlds, the crossroads,
and invitation to true sight. It is calligraphed in an antiquated
gothic script. The translation is as follows;

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